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The Sports Emmy Awards now has a category for esports

Esports is making its way to the prestigious awards circuit. American award-giving body Sports Emmy Awards by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) has announced that it is including esports among its categories.

Media and production companies will get a chance to bag the Outstanding Esports Coverage award for reportage on any esports championship or final event. The prize will apply to live or edited productions covering any event from February 7, 2019 through February 6, 2020.

To enter, interested participants must submit a video no more than 20 minutes and a minimum of two excerpts.

“The entry will not be judged on the quality of the video game itself, but rather on the merits of the coverage and presentation of the competition to the viewer,” according to the official 41st Sports Emmy Awards rulebook.